Oops, forgot to mention that to preserve the uuid on the import, append
'preserve=true' to the import CLI command (it adds an extra HTTP parameter to
the URL)
Jon
On 6 Oct 2010, at 11:51, Jonathan Ludlam wrote:
> Hi Mauro,
>
> Import and export are done via http get/put.
>
> If you do:
>
> xe vm-export uuid=... filename=... --debug
>
> and
>
> xe vm-import filename=... --debug
>
> it will output some lines indicating exactly what the URLs are that it's
> using.
>
> Jon
>
>
> On 6 Oct 2010, at 11:19, Leonelli Mauro wrote:
>
>> Hi Vincent,
>> do you have a python snippet as proof of concept?
>>
>> By navigating XenApi, I find import/export only as an enum variable of
>> vm_operations
>>
>> Mauro
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vincent Hanquez [mailto:vincent.hanquez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: mercoledì 6 ottobre 2010 12:06
>> To: Leonelli Mauro
>> Cc: Alberto González Rodríguez; xen-api
>> Subject: Re: [Xen-API] Create a Virtual machine with a specific UUID
>>
>> On 06/10/10 10:52, Leonelli Mauro wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> thanks Alberto for the quick answer.
>>> There a couple of good benefits by doing it
>>>
>>> 1) If a VM is creating using the config file on xen, UUID set on the
>>> file overwrites the one autogenerated (i.e. UUID is not autogenerated)
>>> 2) If I delete a VM and want to recreate the exact copy of it, I'd
>>> like to use the very same UUID (that is, btw, used by me to store info on
>>> the vm on a local databse)
>>
>> I believe vm-{import/export} do what you're looking for.
>>
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